recycling worker
Recycling workers clean materials and remove waste, and ensure the waste and collected materials are sorted in the appropriate recycling containers. They also dismantle vehicles and sort the parts collected, and deposit recyclable materials onto conveyor belts where they can be further sorted.
Also called: recycling site operative, household waste recycling site operative, car dissasembler, commercial waste reclamation worker, car breaker, waste reclamation worker, vehicle breaker, vehicle dismantler
- 12
- essential skills
- 22
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 9612
- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
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- waste management officer4 skills in common
- hazardous materials inspector3 skills in common
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Essential skills
12- assess waste type
- collect broken appliances
- dismantle broken appliances
- ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations
- handle chemical cleaning agents
- health, safety and hygiene legislation
- manage waste
- operate recycling processing equipment
- troubleshoot
- use personal protection equipment
- waste and scrap products
- waste management
Optional skills
22- advise on waste management procedures
- assess contamination
- avoid contamination
- control delivered waste
- dispose of hazardous waste
- dispose of non-hazardous waste
- drain hazardous liquids
- educate on recycling regulations
- electricity
- electronics principles
- follow recycling collection schedules
- hazardous waste storage
- install recycling containers
- maintain recycling records
- maintain sorting equipment
- monitor composting
- operate forklift
- perform laboratory tests
- pollution prevention
- remove contaminants
- report pollution incidents
- sort waste
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